Extension sofa-bedstead



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN KENA, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

EXTENSION SOFA-BEDSTEAD.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 50,939, dated November14, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN KENA, of Brooklyn, Kings county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Extension Sofa-Bedstead; and Ido hereby declare the sameis fully described in the followingspeciiication and the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure l is a topview of' a sol'a with my in vention applied to it as extended; Fig. 2,an under-side View; Fig. 3, a side elevation, and Fig. 4 a sectionalView in a folded state.

The nature of my invention consists in attaching to a sofa a frame-workcomposed of grooved bars which slide in each other and are capable ofbeing` drawn out from the sofa, solas to form with the seat thereof theextent ofan ordinary bedstead, together with a series of slats hingedtogether and to said framework, said slats, when unfolded, covering theframe-work and forming the base for a mattress, the whole, from thenature ofthe framework and slats, being capable of being con `traeted orfolded within the circnmseribing limits ofthe soia, and areimperceptible when not used as a bedstead.

In the drawings, A represents the sofa; B, the movable front board, towhich one end of the framework ot' grooved bars C O is attached, theother end of the said frame-work being fastened to the frame ofthe sofa.The extreme bars of the frame O O have grooves D D and tongues E E,which slide in corresponding grooves F Fin theintermediate bars, C' G.The said intermediate bars also have tongues G Gr or stops, for thepurpose of enabling the bars to slide freely, as well as of limiting theeX- tent of the frame. The said frame-work is sustained by feet G G'attached to the intermediate bars. To the movable front board is alsoattached, as well as to each other, a series of slats, H H, by means ofhinges I I, which may be of metal, while for my present use I apply web,said hinges being for the purpose of folding the said slats when thefront board B is to be pushed back to its placein the sofa. The frontboard has a projecting piece, J, and side braces, J J', which, with acorresponding piece, K, attached to the back board of the sofa, forms areceptacle for the slats and other articles when the bedstead iscontracted within the limits ofthe sofa, as shown in the drawings.

From the above it will be seen that my invention will be of much utilityfor sailing- Vessels, hotels, and for families limited in lodging-space.

I do not claim the grooved sliding bars; but

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The arrangement ot' the hinged slats H H, as a movable bedstead, withthe grooved bars O O, when in combination with the sofa, substantiallyas described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature,

JOHN KENA.

Witnesses:

I. G. GERDNORIN, Sr., A. NEILL.

